#1
Posted 05 June 2012 - 10:38 PM
No luck with clomid & IUI
January 2012 dx and start DHEA
May start first round IVF: 450 gonal-f and 150 luverisMay 25 11follicles!!!May 26 15 folliclesMay 31 hcg injectionJune 1 ER 18 eggs, 11 appear matureJune 3 7 embryos but are still only 2 cellsJune 4 ET 3 embryos. No embryos to freezeJune 17 hpt BFP. My DH's first Fathers Day!June 19 Beta 249July 6 Two egg sacs and one with a baby with a heartbeat!
February 20, 2013 baby boy born
#3
Posted 06 June 2012 - 09:23 AM
I also recently liked "The Doctor's Wife" by Elizabeth Brundage and "Unbearable Lightness" (Porta de Rossi - Ellen's wife.)
I just ordered "Down Came the Rain" by Brooke Shields. She talks about infertility, ART, post-partum, and life after! My next read.
#4
Posted 06 June 2012 - 09:50 AM
Love this thread!
May 31, 2012 - DH appointment with urologist
June 5, 2012 - Consent signing for IVF w/ICSI
June 20, 2012 - DH TESE/PESA appointment
July 5, 2012 - F/U B/W to check thyroid level
August 15, 2012 - Appointment with nurse to learn injections
August 31, 2012 - Called in Day 1!
September 1, 2012 - Day 2 b/w; starting 125 IU Puregon tonight!
September 5, 2012 - Day 5 b/w and u/s - 4 lead follicles with 27 small on the right and 17 small on the left!
September 7, 2012 - Day 7 b/w and u/s - 19 follicles measuring on the chart w/ several small trying to catch up!
September 9, 2012 - Day 9 b/w and u/s - Almost there! Over 20 follicles measuring on the chart, but not over 16mm yet...
September 10, 2012 - Day 10 b/w and u/s - 6 follicles over 17mm; 20-ish measuring close behind. At risk for OHSS. :(TRIGGER tonight @ 10pm!!! Stopped injections & started Dostinex (for OHSS)
September 12, 2012 - 10am - ER! 25 eggs retrieved
September 13, 2012 - Fertilization report: 16 out of 25 eggs fertilized! Scheduled a Day 5 transfer.
September 17, 2012 - Transferred 1 very good quality (B3-BB) embryo!
September 25, 2012 - 8dp5dt - BFP on FRER!!!!
September 28, 2012 - Beta #1 - 314!!!!
October 1, 2012 - Beta #2 - 900!!
October 5, 2012 - U/S - Shows 1 gestational and yolk sac in the uterus.
October 26, 2012 - U/S and follow up w/ Dr. Vause - 1 very healthy baby measuring 1 week ahead! HB 176. Graduated from the clinic today!
November 1, 2012 - 1st Midwife Appointment!!
November 23, 2012 - IPS U/S and B/W
December 6, 2012 - 2nd Midwife Appointment!
January 10, 2013 - Morphology Ultrasound
January 16, 2013 - 3rd Midwife Appointment
We are team GREEN!
#5
Posted 06 June 2012 - 12:16 PM
DH 33: Poor motility
TTC since 1998
DS natural conception 1996
DS&DD ivf icsi 2008
DS ivf icsi 2013.
Our family is complete.
#6
Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:50 PM
DH: 43, no issues (practically perfect in every way)
TTC: 6 years (since we got married in 2006)
Clinic: Regional Fertility Program since 2010
1st IVF - Antagonist, no suppression, August 2012
Menopur, Cetrotide, Lupron (trigger)
See "About Me" for details of my cycle
Froze everything due to severe OHSS risk (sky high estrogen levels - even the doctor hadn't seen levels so high...)
FET - Artificial (Medicated) Cycle, November/December 2012
Suprefact supression, Estrace and Prometrium
Nov 7 - start sniffing Suprefact 5x a day (yuck!)
Nov 14 - sniffing away...
Nov 24 - blood work, not just "napping", my system is sleeping
Nov 27 - ultrasound looks good - green light to start Estrace, back to clinic on Dec 10th
Dec 10 - lining check - everything's good, transfer on Friday! Stop Suprefact (finally!), start Prometrium supps (yuck!]
Dec 14 - transfer day!
Dec 20-23 - HPT daily, BFN
Dec 27 - Official test day (clinic only does urine test, my HPT negative)
Dec 29 - AF starts
Wishing, hoping, thinking, and praying for my BFP!
#7
Posted 07 June 2012 - 06:43 PM
I really like Jennifer Weiners books- Good in Bed, In Her She's, etc
I also like Elin Hilderbrands books
I have a long list of books I want to read and now it will get longer because of this thread!!
#8
Posted 07 June 2012 - 10:44 PM
If you want to cry buckets, I'd recommend "The Art of Racing in the Rain." About a dog who loves his master so much.... I tear up just thinking about it.
For some life afirming hope message, Paulo Coehlo's "The Alchemist." My favourite book ever.
For oppulence and nostalgia, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."
#9
Posted 07 June 2012 - 11:09 PM
December 2010- began journey at Heartland
2011- numerous rounds of Femara with no success
December 2011- IUI with injectibles (suprefact, menopur), produced two follicles, BFN
IVF #1
March 2012- started BCP
April 2012- started suprefact then 150iu Bravelle, 150iu Menopur, also on metformin entire time.
April 25,2012- egg retrieval day, 40 follicles and 25 eggs!
April 26,2012- no fertilization, rescue ICSI on 8 remaining.
April 27,2012- 2 embryos dividing nicely, all set for ET
April 28,2012- decided to transfer only one embryo (7 cell, almost perfect) because of OHSS. Other 6 embies start dividing.
2WW begins......please GOD let this be it......
9dp3dt- BFP!!!!!
10dp3dt- BFP!!!! (had to double check!)
Beta- May 11th- 40
, also some spotting
Next beta May 13 to see if it doubles and check Rh factor.
Beta May 13- 11......Bleeding increases...
IVF #2 (VFC)
August 15/2012- start Gonal F (225), Luveris (75)
August 20- add cetrotide
August 23rd- first U/S at VFC, 35 follicles around 14mm, ER potentially Monday instead of Thursday.
August 25th U/S
August 28- ER, 39 follicles, ICSI on 33
August 29- 27 embryos growing!
Sept 2-froze 17 Day 5
FET- nov.14
5dp5dt- BFN
6dp5dt-BFP!!
Early beta 9dp5dt- 83.07
12dp5dt- 234
14dp5dt- 494!!!
U/S Dec. 14- one little bean measuring on track
#10
Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:19 PM
No luck with clomid & IUI
January 2012 dx and start DHEA
May start first round IVF: 450 gonal-f and 150 luverisMay 25 11follicles!!!May 26 15 folliclesMay 31 hcg injectionJune 1 ER 18 eggs, 11 appear matureJune 3 7 embryos but are still only 2 cellsJune 4 ET 3 embryos. No embryos to freezeJune 17 hpt BFP. My DH's first Fathers Day!June 19 Beta 249July 6 Two egg sacs and one with a baby with a heartbeat!
February 20, 2013 baby boy born
#11
Posted 12 June 2012 - 08:26 PM
#12
Posted 12 June 2012 - 08:56 PM
Whoot-whoot! Post #100!
DH: 43, no issues (practically perfect in every way)
TTC: 6 years (since we got married in 2006)
Clinic: Regional Fertility Program since 2010
1st IVF - Antagonist, no suppression, August 2012
Menopur, Cetrotide, Lupron (trigger)
See "About Me" for details of my cycle
Froze everything due to severe OHSS risk (sky high estrogen levels - even the doctor hadn't seen levels so high...)
FET - Artificial (Medicated) Cycle, November/December 2012
Suprefact supression, Estrace and Prometrium
Nov 7 - start sniffing Suprefact 5x a day (yuck!)
Nov 14 - sniffing away...
Nov 24 - blood work, not just "napping", my system is sleeping
Nov 27 - ultrasound looks good - green light to start Estrace, back to clinic on Dec 10th
Dec 10 - lining check - everything's good, transfer on Friday! Stop Suprefact (finally!), start Prometrium supps (yuck!]
Dec 14 - transfer day!
Dec 20-23 - HPT daily, BFN
Dec 27 - Official test day (clinic only does urine test, my HPT negative)
Dec 29 - AF starts
Wishing, hoping, thinking, and praying for my BFP!
#13
Posted 12 June 2012 - 09:40 PM
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Me 31 DH 33
Male Factor
IVF/ICSI #1 July 2011
July 8-17 Gonal-F 300 Menopur 150, Centritide .25mg starting on day 5
July 20, 2011 ER - 8 follies retrieved 7 matured, 5 fertilized, 2 slowed in growth, other three continued till day 5.
July 25, 2011 ET- 5 Day transfer with 2BBx2 eggs, none to freeze
Aug 3, 2011 beta results- BFN
IVF/ICSI #2 September 2011- Low Dose Lupron Protocol
Sept 1-11 Gonal-F 300, Menopur 150, Lupron (5 units)
Sept 14, 2011 ER- 14 follies retrieved, 13 matured, 10 fertilized, 8 continued with 2 slower in growth until day 5
Sept 19, 2011 ET- 5 day transfer with 2 eggs- 2AB, 2B+
Sept 20, 2011 - able to freeze 2 eggies! super excited
Sept 28- BFP!! beta number #1: 33
Oct 4- beta number #3: 560
Oct 19- 7 week u/s- heartbeat detected small sac, embryo measuring 6 1/5 weeks
Oct 25- noticed spotting, clotting and more spotting..
Oct 26- u/s performed and indicated that i had a 7w6d miscarriage
FET # 1 Jan 2012- Lupron/Estrace Protocol
Dec 31 Lupron 5 Units, start Estrace 2mg
Jan 20 FET!! 4BB and 2AB
Jan 30 beta: BFN
IVF/ICSI #3 May 2012- Low Dose Lupron Protocol--Aggressive Protocol
Mar 14 Immunological testing for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss blood tests-everything OK!
April 26- Uterine Lining Biopsy- to "stir" things up
May 4-12- Gonal-F 300, Menopur 150, Lupron 5 units
May 15- ER- 13 follies retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized, 7 continued with 1 slower in growth until day 5
May 16- Start Prometrium (the usual) and have added 2 mg Estrace twice daily
May 20- ET- 5 day transfer with 1- 3AB, 1- 2BB and 1- class 3 morula
May 21- able to freeze 1 egg!
May 29- (9dp5dt) Beta-BFP!! 311
May 31-(11dp5dt) Beta #2- 683
June 25 - 7w6d u/s- I have two babies growing!! Baby A 7w3d and Baby B 7w2d- heart rate in the 160's
July 4- 9w1d u/s- Baby A measured 8w4d and Baby B measured 8w2d and heart rates in the 170's
July 31- 13w0d- First Trimester Screening (FTS)- baby A 12w6d and baby B 12w6d!! Heart rates 160's. NT, Tri 21, 18,13 low low %!!
Oct 10- 23w1d- put on bed rest and Progesterone as cervix is measuring short. Praying babies stay in there!
Nov 14- 28w1d- Baby A's waist is small. OB detects the possibility of growth restriction and will keep a close eye on him. Baby B doesn't seem affected at the moment.
Dec. 3- 30w5d- Going in for Fetal Monitoring (1x/wk) due to Mild Restricted Growth for Baby Boy A. Baby Girl B is on the cusp of being Growth Restricted.
Dec. 24- Fetal monitoring 3x a week. OB says I will not go past 36 weeks due to Growth restriction for both babies.
Jan 17, 2013- Andrew John ( 6 lbs 5 oz) and Lucy Cristina (4 lbs 14 oz) were born via C section.
Things I did for this cycle that's different from previous cycles: CoQ10 400 mg twice a day (started in Jan), Benadryl 25 mg 1x day after ET right up to Beta, drank more Rooibos tea after ET, increased my carbs since I am on low carb
#15
Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:19 PM
#17
Posted 21 August 2012 - 11:01 PM
No luck with clomid & IUI
January 2012 dx and start DHEA
May start first round IVF: 450 gonal-f and 150 luverisMay 25 11follicles!!!May 26 15 folliclesMay 31 hcg injectionJune 1 ER 18 eggs, 11 appear matureJune 3 7 embryos but are still only 2 cellsJune 4 ET 3 embryos. No embryos to freezeJune 17 hpt BFP. My DH's first Fathers Day!June 19 Beta 249July 6 Two egg sacs and one with a baby with a heartbeat!
February 20, 2013 baby boy born
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